Most importantly: I GOT NEW SHOES!!!
No they aren't Pumas...BUT they do what I need them to do.
During my 'Foot Consultation' at the Running Room I learned that I don't over-pronate and the problems I was having were from my shoe being from a million years ago and it had a) totally died and b) my feet are now a lot different than they were in high school, so it goes with out saying that the same shoe wont do what I need it to do.
I know the Mizunos aren't lookers, but they do have one thing going for them...GLITTER! All the black parts on the shoe are covered in glitter! What makes this even more awesome is that this is a MENS SHOE! I think there are some fabulous man-runners out there and we need to be buddies.
I have also done another cold run, and have discovered that I like them.
Turns out: being properly prepared makes almost anything enjoyable (i.e. running in 8 degree weather) Mother in law found me some proper mittens (Thinsulate baby!) and a 'neck gaiter' in the mitten box. At first I was weary about the 'gaiter' (Wouldn't you be? It has the same name as a person eating swamp beast!) but I needed to be warm.
A neck gaiter. Fantastic fashion statement.
But I put it on anyway, along with this gem:
I was one sexy chick running around town. You betcha'. Again, warm is a NEED when running in the cold. Thank God it was dark.
All of that, plus two shirts kept me pretty toasty on top. What about the bottom you ask? I'll let you know when my butt cheeks thaw.
All in all I was very happy with my run and even happier when I found out I had eyelash icicles (I'm a runner! A REAL ONE! Yay!)
I wonder if anyone makes cute cold weather running gear? Hmmm...
Neck gaiter! Love it! And the hat too. Almost worth moving back to MN so I can wear those. Almost...eyelash icicles sound scary though. I do remember my beehive hairdoo (requires lots of hairspray) freezing. That was pretty scary too. (It was the 60s. All the cool girls had beehives)
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